Christmas Eve in The Market Place 2025

Wed, Dec 24th 2025 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

This year we will back again with Father Christmas in the Market place on his sleigh receiving presents from the children to give to others not so fortunate.

Christmas Eve in the Market Place in Ringwood is a very special time. The event has been going since the 1950's and the idea of chidren giving presents to Father Christmas began over 30 years ago.The Rotary Club of Ringwood took over the event in 1999.

A special night run by Ringwood Rotary CIO to let children meet Father Christmas on Christmas Eve and present him with a present so they can then be delivered to less fortunate Children. This means lots more children in the area manage to celebrate the opening of presents over the Christmas period.

THANK YOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.

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Christmas Eve in the Market Place 2025 - lets make 2025 bigger.
In 2024 we managed to donate over 600 presents, let's see if we can collect even more this year when we are live on Christmas Eve.

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Volunteering in the community

Our members support numerous community activities throughout the year. At the Town’s Grand Fireworks Event we smoothly managed entry using the new ticketing system at the entry gates along with Ringwood Men’s Shed.

On 25th October, a group of pupils helped us plant crocus corms in the grounds of Greyfriars Community Centre to commemorate World Polio Day.

Winning Image of the MLW Prize for the Young Photographer of the Year,
Winner Billy Dixon-Clarke, Trafalgar School (Y 7-10). Title: “Life is like an onion”

The presentation of certificates and winners’ prizes for the Rotary Club of Ringwood Interschools Photographic Competition took place in The Barn, Ringwood School on 11th March 2025

Bournemouth Collegiate School played host to a remarkable display of ingenuity as the 2025 Bournemouth and Christchurch area Rotary Technology Tournament brought together 32 teams from nine local schools in a celebration of engineering and innovation

The Rotary Clubs of Ringwood, Bournemouth, Parkstone, and Pool lead by the Rotary Club of Winchester have joined together with nine Rotary Clubs in Uganda to fund the purchase and equipping of a mobile library in Kasese, Uganda

3 billion children immunised. 21 million saved from paralysis. 1,000 cases a day reduced to just dozens per year. Read the story of one of the most ambitious and successful public health programmes in history - pioneered by Rotary.

We’ve been supporting Ringwood Junior School’s Engineering Club for over 12 years now. To help fund the club we’ve secured sponsorship for them from Armfield Ltd. Managing Director Andy Macpherson joined us at our recent meeting.

What a great bunch of people to be working with on the north gate at the Ellingham Show. Almost smooth running! Thanks to all the Rotarians who took part plus our friends (and family members) and the Ringwood Carnival Crew.

Wow! If you weren’t at The Barn yesterday evening you missed a great night with The Swing Unlimited Big Band. 180 of us danced the evening away and raised funds for good causes. A really great evening.

MLW Rotary Club of Ringwood Young Photographer of the Year Award
Category Winner - Henry Miller – Wildern School

24 schools across the South of England submitted a record 1158 entries on this year's subject - Atmosphere

Christmas Eve in The Market Place 2025

Wed, Dec 24th 2025 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

This year we will back again with Father Christmas in the Market place on his sleigh receiving presents from the children to give to others not so fortunate.